(ADOPTED June, 2010)

1 NAME & AFFILIATION

1. The name of the organisation shall be: The
   Visually Impaired Computer Society of Ireland, hereinafter referred to as VICS.
2. VICS shall be a specialist Interest Subgroup of the Irish Computer Society
   (ICS) and shall be entitled to send a representative to meetings of the ICS.

2 AIMS & OBJECTIVES

1. To meet the needs of visually impaired
   people in the area of general computer access.
2. To provide support to those who are new to
   computers.
3. To encourage employers to hire visually
   impaired employees enabled by new technology.
4. To promote and where possible, assist in the
   development of adaptive technology, and to encourage developers of new software
   and hardware to ensure accessibility.
5. To act in an advisory capacity to bodies
   seeking to provide access to electronic data.
6. To advise on, and promote the development of
   fully accessible websites.

3 MEMBERSHIP

Membership will be open to:

1. All people who have an interest, or who would like to have a genuine interest in Vics.
2. Honorary Membership, which may be bestowed
   by members at an Annual General Meeting, on people who have contributed to VICS
   in some significant way.
3. Special Interest Membership, which will be open to sighted people with an interest in the use of computer Technology for visually impaired people and who can also offer valuable advice to vics. Special Interest Members may
   not vote at the AGM, or on any occasion when a vote is required. The membership fee may be waved In the case of such members. It is the decision of the committee to approve
   a Special Interest Member and to allow them to be involved in any working group which Vics may have set up in order to benefit from their expertese.

4 MEMBERSHIP FEES

1. The committee subject to members' approval at
   the Annual General Meeting will set annual membership fees for:
2. Waged.
3. Non-Waged and students.
4. Associate members.
5. Life Members.

5 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

1. The Annual General Meeting must take place
   between April 1st and June 30th each year.

6 QUORUM

1. A quorum requires one third plus one of
   membership for a committee meeting and twelve Members for General meetings.
2. A quorum is necessary before a meeting can
   continue and make decisions.

7 COMMITTEE

1. Elections for the positions of Chairperson,
   Deputy chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer, and up to two members to serve on
   the committee will take place at each Annual General Meeting.
2. Nominations may be made for persons not
   present at the meeting, on receipt of written approval from the nominee.
3. An officer position may be held by any one
   member for a maximum of 3 terms, after which the member must stand down for 1
   year, but may continue to serve on the committee.
4. At an Annual general Meeting, members may
   authorise the establishment of branches in other parts of the country, to cater
   for the needs of members in that area. Branches will not be autonomous and
   will be accountable to the National committee.
5. People with specific expertise or who will
   fulfil a particular function, may be co-opted onto the committee. No more than
   three of these shall be non-members.

8 WORKING GROUPS

1. The committee may set up working groups to
   undertake designated tasks as and when required. Such groups may operate for up
   to three years, or until the completion of their work, whichever is the
   shorter.

9 NOTIFICATION OF GENERAL MEETINGS

1. Members should be notified of the Annual General
   Meeting, or of any Extraordinary General Meeting, at least 3 weeks in advance.

10 VOTING

1. All current and Honorary members have the
   right to vote at the AGM or on any occasion when a vote is required.
2. Voting method to be "Show of
   hands", or any other method (or combination of methods) deemed workable by the committee at the time.

11 MOTIONS

1. All paid up and honorary members have a
   right to submit a motion relating to amendments to the Constitution to be
   considered at the Annual General Meeting
2. or Extraordinary General Meeting.
3. The Secretary must receive such motions in
   writing, not less than 2 weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting, or an
   Extraordinary General Meeting.
4. To be passed, a motion to amend the
   Constitution must have the support of at least two thirds of members present
   and voting at the meeting.

12 FINANCE

1. In addition to the treasurer, who is elected
   annually, two signatories to VICS bank accounts or investments will be
   appointed for a period of three years. The Treasurer plus one signatory must sign any withdrawal from VICS
   accounts or investments.
2. The VICS financial year will be from April
   1st to March 31st.
3. The Treasurer will present a Statement of
   Accounts to each Annual general Meeting.

13 DISSOLUTION

1. VICS
   may be dissolved by a resolution passed by a majority of at least
   three-quarters of members present and voting at a General Meeting convened for
   that purpose. Upon dissolution the
   assets of VICS shall be held in trust by the existing signatories.
2. A period of not more than five years shall be allowed for the disposal of VICS
   assets by funding research and/or testing of adaptive technology which will
   benefit blind and vision impaired people.
3. Thereafter
   the signatories shall be empowered to hand over any remaining assets to a
   properly constituted charitable organisation, as they would at that time
   consider appropriate.